On assignment for Canadian Geographic | Photography, Photojournalism
Experience: Churchill Wild: Great Ice Bear Adventure
Location: Churchill, MB, Canada
On assignment with Canadian Geographic, I embarked on my greatest adventure yet in the Polar Bear Capital of the World: Churchill, Manitoba. The assignment was to endure daily, guided hikes across the tundra to view polar bears and other Arctic wildlife, up-close-and-personal, in their natural habitat. This trip got real, really fast. As our six-seat Cessna 206 began its descent to Churchill Wild’s Dymond Lake Ecolodge, a 20-minute flight from Churchill, Man., I looked out the window and saw two polar bears lying down not far from the gravel landing strip.
After landing, our group of six was to walk to the lodge, about a 10-minute trip; not halfway there, we suddenly saw two polar bears sparring. They were quite a distance away and behind trees, but the display stopped us in our tracks. This wasn’t the time to stop and unload cameras, so it was a moment shared only between the few of us. To witness two bears fighting and kicking up snow was a spectacle that had me instantly planning to come back — and the adventure had just barely begun! Read the full story on CanadianGeographic.ca
